Leonel Noriega (born 10 May 1975 in

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), nicknamed "''El Cholo''", is a

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who currently plays for

Deportivo Marquense Club Deportivo Marquense, or simply Marquense, is a Guatemalan professional football club based in San Marcos, Department of San Marcos. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football following promotion from qualifying ...

in the

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Club career

Noriega, a defensive midfielder, has been playing for Marquense since 2006 after moving from

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and signed a year extension of his contract ahead of the 2009/2010 season.

International career

Noriega made his debut for

in a February 2006 friendly match against the

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and has made 13 appearances for the full

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including three matches at the

2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the ninth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF), and was won by the United States over Mexico. It was contested in the United States from J ...

He has also represented his country at the

UNCAF Nations Cup 2007 The 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup was the ninth version of the biennial football tournament for the CONCACAF national teams of Central America. The event took place in San Salvador, El Salvador from February 8 to February 18, 2007. It was the second time ...

.UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 - Details
- RSSSF

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* 1975 births Living people People from Cobán Guatemalan men's footballers Guatemala men's international footballers 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players C.D. Suchitepéquez players Deportivo Marquense players Men's association football midfielders {{Guatemala-footy-bio-stub